Louis BEAUPRE

Born

15 December 1752 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

2 April 1797 , Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

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François-Pierre BEAUPRE Geneviève DUFAULT

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Born: 15 December 1752 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: François-Pierre BEAUPRE

Mother: Geneviève DUFAULT

Paternal grandparents: Louis-François-Xavier BEAUPRE , Jeanne-Françoise DELPECHE (DALPE)

Maternal grandparents: François DUFAULT , Marie-Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT)

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Louis married Amable-Madeleine DUHAMEL 12 October 1773 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Amable-Madeleine DUHAMEL was born 1 March 1753 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Amable-Madeleine died 13 September 1793 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Amable-Madeleine was the child of Pierre DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Louise-Catherine CHAGNON.

Louis BEAUPRE died 2 April 1797 in Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada.
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Recorded occupation: Marchand

A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Journey Through Time: Life as a Marchand in 18th Century New France

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Louis BEAUPRE married

Amable-Madeleine DUHAMEL
Marriage date: 12 October 1773
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Amable-Madeleine DUHAMEL was the child of Pierre DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Louise-Catherine CHAGNON

Children of Louis BEAUPRE and Amable-Madeleine DUHAMEL

Louis-Francois BEAUPRE

Born: 12 October 1774, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 February 1822, Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Cecile BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER, BOUTILLIER) 8 January 1798 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1752
15 December 1752
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Louis BEAUPRE and Amable-Madeleine DUHAMEL 12 October 1773, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Louis-Francois BEAUPRE was born 12 October 1774, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Louis was 21 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.